Electro Kinetic Technologies Adds Swappable Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries to Electric Tugger Line
With the introduction of the all-new Pony Express 1061 Lithium and 1061-HD Lithium electric tuggers, the electric tugger line from Electro Kinetic Technologies is more powerful.
With the introduction of the all-new Pony Express 1061 Lithium and 1061-HD Lithium electric tuggers, the electric tugger line from Electro Kinetic Technologies is more powerful than ever, with each tugger able to pull or push a load of up to 1500 pounds and 2000 pounds, respectively.
These new products feature a wide range of capabilities, including lithium iron phosphate swappable battery packs, the tuggers’ namesake. This technology allows for 24/7 operation, leading to more efficient project timelines and major cost savings. The battery pack weighs less than 34 pounds, yet delivers the performance comparable to a 40 Ah lithium iron phosphate battery. Unlike other lithium technologies, these batteries have UN38.3 certification allowing for global safe transport.
Another key feature of these brand-new electric tuggers is their Bluetooth compatibility and smart phone monitoring app. Not only will the battery pack itself tell the operator when the charge is getting low, but users can monitor the status right from their smart phones. Operators using this technology will save time and energy from not needing to haul a dead battery all the way back to the charging station, and money savings are a given with battery life being extended two to three times.
Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.
